Welcome to Kalispell ...

The city of Kalispell is located in Flathead County<1> (at the time of its founding, Kalispell was located in Missoula County) and is the County Seat for Flathead County.

The pronunciation of Kalispell: KAL-lis-pell<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Kalispell, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1890.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Kalispell has a population of 24,596 people<3> (see below for details).

Kalispell is 3,070 feet [936 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the elevation of Kalispell is about ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: Kalispell lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Kalispell is within the (406) area code.

The ZIP code for Kalispell: 59901<5>

Websites for Kalispell ...

Official Website:   www.kalispell.com/

Chamber of Commerce:   www.kalispellchamber.com/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Kalispell had an population of 24,596 people. This is an increase of 23.43% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 72.93% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Kalispell had a population of 19,927 people (which is 21.92% of the total population of Flathead County). This makes Kalispell the county's most populous community.

The population of Kalispell represents 2.01% of the total population of Montana (which has 989,415 people), making it the state's 7th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 19,927 people, the population of Kalispell increased 40.1% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 14,223 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Kalispell.

Communities near Kalispell ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Kalispell.

• Whitefish
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitefish
  • Whitefish is located in Flathead County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,713 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whitefish <6>
• Columbia Falls
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia Falls
  • Columbia Falls is located in Flathead County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,209 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbia Falls <6>
• Forest Hill Village
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Hill Village have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hill Village
  • Forest Hill Village is located in Flathead County
• Creston
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creston
  • Creston is located in Flathead County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Creston <6>
• Kila
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kila
  • Kila is located in Flathead County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kila <6>
• Rhodes
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodes
  • Rhodes is located in Flathead County
• Somers
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somers
  • Somers is located in Flathead County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Somers <6>
• Halfmoon
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Halfmoon have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfmoon
  • Halfmoon is located in Flathead County
• Lakeside
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside
  • Lakeside is located in Flathead County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lakeside <6>
• Bigfork
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bigfork
  • Bigfork is located in Flathead County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bigfork <6>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Kalispell. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Kalispell.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Kalispell. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Kalispell.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Kalispell. Our list includes 18 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Kalispell.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Kalispell ...

Looking for more information about Kalispell? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Kalispell, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Kalispell.

Adding Kalispell to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Kalispell in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Kalispell was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>

From that list, the Kalispell post office opened in 1890.

We also found Kalispell in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Kalispell.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Kalispell: www.kalispell.com/

The official website for Flathead County: www.co.flathead.mt.us/

The official website for State of Montana: https://mt.gov/